In partnership with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), HOT is performing an on-the-ground validation exercise across eight localities in Escuintla and providing support for the integration of OpenMapKit (OMK) and other mobile data collection tools into vector control operations.

Although Guatemala has made great progress in reducing its Malaria burden in recent decades, the national program aims to scale up program capacity to address the ongoing threat of Malaria. National surveillance data from Guatemala suggest that malaria transmission is highly concentrated in certain regions of the country. In 2015, 5,437 confirmed cases were reported, with approximately 66% in the department of Escuintla. Escuintla is heavily characterized by agriculture including large-scale sugar, banana and palm oil plantations.

In partnership with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), HOT is performing an on-the-ground validation exercise across eight localities in Escuintla and providing support for the integration of OpenMapKit (OMK) and other mobile data collection tools into vector control operations. The data collected will be used to monitor progress and completion of vector control campaigns, help the malaria program to better understand settlement patterns, estimate the number of households in a village, target interventions, and better plan for vector control operations on the ground.

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HOT is supporting the Clinton Health Access Initiative and the Guatemala Ministry of Health to assist local technicians who are in the field fighting Malaria in the area of Escuintla. Guatemala has provided a unique opportunity for HOT to leverage open source tools for use during indoor residual spraying to monitor progress and activities as they occur.